Twenty sides recorded by Charles G. Widdén. As advertised by Chicago record stores in 1915 and 1917. The manager of the North-Western Talking Machine Co. was a Swede named Edwin E. Peterson. A. T. Forsen & Son billed itself as "Chicago’s only Swedish Victor dealership".
PLAYLIST
— See PDF file for Swedish and English lyrics —
Tracks 01-23: Charles G. Widdén except where noted
ARTICLES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaf_Fröding
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Norlander
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Göran_Svenning_and_David_Hellström
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_G._Widdén
IMAGE 01
The North-Western Talking Machine Co. at 1958 Milwaukee Avenue — Svenska Tribunen-Nyheter (The Swedish Tribune-News) November 30, 1915: "SWEDISH RECORD. Chas. Widdén is a native of Sweden but came to America at a very young age, where he has performed with great success at the finest theaters in the Eastern States. As a storyteller Widdén is unsurpassed in Swedish-America, thanks to his great ability to faithfully reproduce dialects in both Swedish and English."
IMAGE 03
A. T. Forsen & Son at 4810 W. Chicago Avenue — Svenska Tribunen-Nyheter (The Swedish Tribune-News) April 3, 1917: "NEW SWEDISH RECORDS. The following are all 10-inch double-sided discs. Price: 75 cents each. Free catalogs upon request. Victrolas $15 – $300. Easy payments. Open evenings. Chicago’s only Swedish Victor dealership."
NOTES
When speaking Swedish Widdén sometimes assumed the comic persona of Olle ve kvarna (Olle at the mill). In English he became "Peterson". His 1917 story “Peterson at the Turkish bath” was one of the first Scandinavian dialect recordings.
ALTERNATE TITLES
Lycklige Jim (Lucky Jim)
Olle Ve Kvarnas Turkiska Bad (Peterson at the Turkish Bath)
GUSTAF FRÖDING POEMS
Farväll
Skogsrån
Bergslagstroll
EMIL NORLANDER SONGS
Hund På Katt
Sockerdricka
Å så rulla vi på kuttingen igen
SVENNING AND HELLSTRÖM SONGS
Bohuslänska Sjömansvalsen
Fiskarvals från Bohuslän
Hjärterövalsen
Kostervalsen
Kärestan Min
Ny Fiskarvals
SVENNING AND PINET SONG
Bondvalsen
